Coco Before Chanel (2009) filming locations

Paris 1er, France

Restaurant of the galleries of the Palais-Royal, classified and registered as a historic monument.

The scene : 15 min — Coco and Étienne Balsan's dinner for two in this restaurant at the Palais-Royal.

Abbey Blanche (Mortain)

Mortain-Bocage, France

Abbey founded in 1105 in Mortain, classified as a historical monument and listed in 2018 among the endangered heritage monuments.

The scene : At the beginning of the film, little Gabrielle and her sister are left at the orphanage; they will wait in vain there every Sunday for their father to come back and pick them up.

Le Pin-au-Haras, France

The scene : The Haras du Pin castle and the stables serve as the setting for several scenes in the film.

Ginai, France

Racecourse of the Haras national du Pin, nestled in a clearing in the woods; it has retained its original architecture and stands.

The scene : The racecourse scenes are filmed in the original stands, where Coco, dressed modestly, stands out among the elegantly corseted and hatted women.

Grand Hotel Cabourg MGallery

Cabourg, France

Seaside palace from the Belle Époque on the seafront of Cabourg, beloved by Marcel Proust. Built in 1911 according to the plans of architect Lucien Viraut, the building is listed as a historic monument.

The scene : The palace scenes that the story sets in Deauville are filmed in this grand hotel in Cabourg.

Strassburger Villa

Deauville, France

The scene : The villa serves as the first boutique opened by Coco.

Deauville, France

The scene : The Deauville palace hosts several sequences that take place in the hotel.

Houdan, France

The scene : In this street in Houdan, the camera stops in front of a house that represents Coco's first workshop.

Millemont Castle

Millemont, France

Yvelines Castle, in Millemont. It is protected as a historical monument, both by classification and by registration.

The scene : The castle serves as Royallieu, Balsan's estate. Interior scenes are shot here, including a high-society party where Balsan, in front of Émilienne d'Alençon and her guests, asks Coco to sing "Coco du Trocadéro," reminding her of her past as a cabaret singer.

Paris 1er, France

Headquarters of the Chanel house. Gabrielle Chanel opened her first millinery workshop on rue Cambon in 1910; it is in the staircase of 31 that Robert Doisneau photographed her in 1954.

The scene : In the final sequence, Coco, sitting on the famous mirror staircase, watches her collections go by, which can only be seen in reflection, and relives moments from her past.

Baronville Castle

Béville-le-Comte, France

Brick and stone château in Louis XIII style, built under Napoleon III by architect Léon de Sanges, straddling Béville-le-Comte and Oinville-sous-Auneau, at the site of a 17th-century château of which the outbuildings from 1623 remain. Registered as a historical monument, the estate has been rented since 1980 for receptions and filming.

The scene : The castle becomes the casino of Deauville, where Coco, alone in a black lace dress among the aristocrats in pastel outfits, waltzes with Boy Capel on the evening of their romantic getaway.

Béville-le-Comte, France

Annex of the Baronville estate, renovated from 2010 and opened for receptions in 2012.

The scene : The carousel of the Baronville estate is among the filming locations, alongside the château.

Trouville-sur-Mer, France

The scene : For several seaside scenes, the beach is covered with boards and striped canvas cabins set up for the film.

Biarritz, France

Second Empire style palace registered as a historic monument, the work of several architects, including Auguste Lafollye and Édouard-Jean Niermans. Long frequented by celebrities, from Frank Sinatra to Ernest Hemingway and Édith Piaf, it also served as a set for Stavisky by Alain Resnais (1974) and La Banquière by Francis Girod (1979).

The scene : The Biarritz palace is part of the film's settings.

Longues-sur-Mer, France

A beach that remains natural and wild at the foot of the Longues-sur-Mer battery, a rare feature on the Calvados coast, making it a sought-after site for film and television shootings.

The scene : The wild beach at the foot of the Longues Battery is among the seaside locations of the film.

Merville-Franceville-Plage, France

The scene : The municipality is one of the filming locations for the movie set in Calvados.